Ten years of us

As of midnight on December 23rd, my husband and I have officially been together for TEN YEARS!

Wowza! I can't even believe it.

I met him on my 19th birthday (November 23, 2002) and we had our first date on December 22nd, 2002. When he asked me to be his girlfriend, I gave the coy answer of "Ask me tomorrow". So he did. He waited until midnight and then asked again.

Obviously, I said "Yes"!

 

We have definitely had our fair share of ups and downs over the years. Looking back, it was extremely difficult to navigate a brand new, long distance relationship; we were both so young and just learning who we were as individuals. Then to have to also figure out who we were as a couple at the same time proved to be almost impossible on more than one occasion.

We were selfish.

We were childish.

We failed to treat each other with respect.

But we never gave up.

I'm so proud of the relationship he and I have today. He is my best friend. My confidant.

I love him. Plain and simple.